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Ballad of a Soldier

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Calorie Rating: 125
Released: 1959-12-01
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Studios: Mosfilm,


During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.

Director / Directors



Cast

Vladimir Ivashov
Character: Alyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Character: Shura
Antonina Maksimova
Character: Katerina, Alyosha's Mother

Nikolay Kryuchkov
Character: The General
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Character: Vasya, the Invalid
Elza Lezhdey
Character: Liza, the Invalid's Wife

Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Character: Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni Teterin
Character: The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina Markova
Character: Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor

Mariya Kremneva
Character: Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
Character: Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy Yumatov
Character: The Driver

Gennadiy Yukhtin
Character: Seryozha Pavlov
Valentina Telegina
Character: Old Woman Truck Driver
Lev Borisov
Character: The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy

Leonid Chubarov
Character: Sergeant Major Mos'ko
Vladimir Kashpur
Character: Ryaboy
Valentin Abramov
Character: Joking Soldier in Train

Mikhail Dadyko
Character: Alyosha's Train Companion
Semen Svashenko
Character: Old Ukrainian
Nina Menshikova
Character: Telegraph Office Clerk

Valentin Bryleev
Character: The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Character: Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind
Yuriy Dubrovin
Character: Pavlov's Buddy

Valentina Ananina
Character: Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Aleksey Bakhar
Character: The Driver (uncredited)
Tatyana Barysheva
Character: Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)

Valentina Berezutskaya
Character: Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Vera Burlakova
Character: The Woman with Baby (uncredited)
Aleksandra Danilova
Character: Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

Marina Gavrilko
Character: Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)
Zoya Isaeva
Character: The Train Conductor (uncredited)
Pyotr Kiryutkin
Character: Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

Mayya Kokhanova
Character: Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)
Viktor Markin
Character: The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)
Radner Muratov
Character: Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

Artur Nishchyonkin
Character: Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Sergey Pryanishnikov
Character: Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Alevtina Rumyantseva
Character: The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)

Vsevolod Sanayev
Character: Part-bit (uncredited)
Pyotr Savin
Character: The Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Ekaterina Savinova
Character: The Train Conductor (uncredited)

Olga Shakhova
Character: Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited)
Georgi Shapovalov
Character: Soldier-driver (uncredited)
Nikolay Smorchkov
Character: The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited)

Lyubov Sokolova
Character: The Woman at Market (uncredited)
Evgeniy Steblov
Character: Part-bit (uncredited)
Elena Volskaya
Character: Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

Yuriy Yakovlev
Character: Narrator (uncredited)


Production and Crew


Pavel Danilyants
Executive Producer
Boris Nemechek
Production Design

Mariya Agafonova
Makeup Artist
Sergey Mukhin
VFX Artist
Era Savelyeva
Director of Photography

Vladimir Nikolayev
Director of Photography
Mikhail Ziv
Original Music Composer